Judges 1:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But Adoni–bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.”

Judges 1:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 1:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 1:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.”

Judges 1:6 — World English Bible

Judges 1:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. ”

Judges 1:6 — American Standard Version

Judges 1:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Adoni-Bezek fleeth, and they pursue after him, and seize him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes,”

Judges 1:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 1:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. ”

Judges 1:6 — Darby Translation

Judges 1:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But Adoni-bezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off the thumbes of his hands and of his feete.”

Judges 1:6 — Geneva Bible

Judges 1:6 in Context — Judges 1

4 And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

5 And they found Adoni–bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

6 But Adoni–bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

7 And Adoni–bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

8 Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

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What Does Judges 1:6 Mean?

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